Best stops on I-95 in New York

All 36 exits ranked by what a road-tripper actually needs: real food choice, easy gas, 24-hour service, and the stops worth a detour. Winners below.

1. Exit 1A — Henry Hudson Parkway;West 181st Street

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Big Snow American Dream, The Met Cloisters

2. Exit 1C-D — Queens;Albany;Yankee Stadium

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ The Jewish Museum, Guggenheim Museum

3. Exit 2 — Harlem River Drive To FDR Drive;Manhattan

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, Morris-Jumel Mansion

4. Exit 6A — Whitestone Bridge;Queens

Milepost 6 · 27 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Queens Zoo, Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum

5. Exit 3 — Third Avenue;Webster Avenue

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Poe Cottage, Steere Herbarium

6. Exit 4A — Robert F Kennedy Bridge;Hunts Point Market

Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Bronx Zoo, Museum of the Moving Image

7. Exit 15 — New Rochelle;The Pelhams

Milepost 15 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Thomas Dodge Homestead, Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands

8. Exit 22 — Port Chester;Rye

Milepost 22 · 19 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Rye Playland, Great Captains Island

9. Exit 6B

Milepost 6 · 18 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 7 hotels · ♥ The Voelker Orth Museum, King Manor Museum

10. Exit 19 — Rye;Harrison

Milepost 19 · 17 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 3 hotels · ♥ Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center, Welwyn Preserve

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